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- Title
- Edo Meisho no Uchi: Bentenyama and Kinryuzan temple in Asakusa
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige III
- Physical Description
- Spring scene with houses, a temple complex and a pagoda on the riverbank. There are also trees and cherry blossoms. Some people are walking by the river.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1843 - 1894)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1870
- Accession Number
- 1930.63
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- A large group of young women inside a building surrounded by male servants. The women all wear various styles of kimono, though the predominant colors are red and green. The inside of the building is on the bottom floor with a set of steps leading up to a second floor, not depicted.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1811-1813
- Accession Number
- 1938.1
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- A group of 18 women inside a building wearing various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. A rice paper door is seen in the background leading to a room at a slightly higher level and an image of a phoenix can be partially seen on the wall in the back and to the left. One of the women near the front is tying the string around a package while three other women near her are arranging small footed trays. One of the women in the forefront and to the left appears to be holding a cup or jar.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1811-1813
- Accession Number
- 1938.2
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- A print of 15 women inside a building dressed in various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. One male is kneeling towards the back and another man can be seen in the background leaving the room. Two women to the very back and left of the image appear to be adjusting their makeup. Three women to the front sit around a tea set (partially visable) and two women to their right are whispering to each other.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1811-1813
- Accession Number
- 1938.3
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Procession of Girls with Fuji Foreheads (Fuji bitai hana no gyôretsu)
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni I
- Artist Life Dates
- 1769 - 1825
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1938.4
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, one of series of five
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Procession of Girls with Fuji Foreheads (Fuji bitai hana no gyôretsu)
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni I
- Artist Life Dates
- 1769 - 1825
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1938.5
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, one of series of five
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Procession of Girls with Fuji Foreheads (Fuji bitai hana no gyôretsu)
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni I
- Artist Life Dates
- 1769 - 1825
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1938.6
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, one of series of five
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Procession of Girls with Fuji Foreheads (Fuji bitai hana no gyôretsu)
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni I
- Artist Life Dates
- 1769 - 1825
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1938.7
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, one of series of five
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Procession of Girls with Fuji Foreheads (Fuji bitai hana no gyôretsu)
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni I
- Artist Life Dates
- 1769 - 1825
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1938.8
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper, one of series of five
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- In Front of the Matsubaya Tea Shop
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1789-1801
- Accession Number
- 1938.9
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Seto Ware Oil Plate
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This plate has durable body and protective glazed surface. Seven brown ring-like patterns (said to be modeled after horse eyes) decorate the inner rim of the large plate. The outermost edge is ringed in brown.
- Century
- late 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1868
- Accession Number
- 1942.5
- Medium and Support
- stoneware, gray with iron and white slip painting with clear glaze
- Period
- Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Writing Box (Suzuri-bako)
- Artist
- Ogata Kôrin
- Physical Description
- An elegant writing box, which originally came with a paperknife, a water-dropper, and a stone for grinding the ink. Black laquer with poetic motifs formed out of abalone shells, gold, silver and corroded lead.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Kyoto, 1658 - 1716)
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1661-1716
- Accession Number
- 1942.7
- Medium and Support
- black and gold lacquer on wood
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Dusk at Numazu
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Several travellers are walking along the river. There are trees on both sides of the road. A big round moon is above the village houses in the distance. One the other side of the river is a lush forest.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.121
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Hôeidô edition): #16 Night Snow at Kambara
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- In this print, sophisticated use of soft lines, rounded forms, dark sky, and subtle tones convey the utter silence and weariness of the figures as they trudge through the night-time snow near Kambara. Writing is centered at the top of the image, as well as aloong the bottom left wide with a seal. Three figures walk through the snow.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.122
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Hôeido Tôkaidô Series: Night Snow at Kambara (Second state)
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- In this print, sophisticated use of soft lines, rounded forms, dark sky, and subtle tones convey the utter silence and weariness of the figures as they trudge through the night-time snow near Kambara.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.123
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Hôeido Tôkaidô Series: Night Snow at Kambara (Second state)
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- In this print, sophisticated use of soft lines, rounded forms, dark sky, and subtle tones convey the utter silence and weariness of the figures as they trudge through the night-time snow near Kambara.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.124
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Night Snow at Kambara, after Andô Hiroshige
- Artist
- Kobayashi Bunshichi
- Artist Life Dates
- 1871-1945
- Century
- Late 19th-early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.125
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Nissaka, Sayo Mountain Pass
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A mountain path which forms a diagonal of the print. Several travelers are walking along the road with trees on both sides.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.126
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Kakegawa, Distant View of Mount Akiba
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A bridge forms a diagonal on the print. Three travellers are passing the bridge, while two monks are walking down toward them. Landscape of water and mountains is shown in the background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.127
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Mitsuke, Tenryû River
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Two fishemen rest on a boat standed in the shallow water, facing the viewer with their backs. They are looking at another group of fishermen in the distance standing on the lakebank. There are more boats on the lake across the land.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.128
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Yoshida, Toyokawa Bridge
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Several workers are building a castle by the waterscape. Across the water is a bridge that leads to a village in the distance.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.129
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Sudden Shower at Shôno
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Here, caught in a sudden downpour, people rush along the steep hillside. Bamboo bends under the force of wind and rain, and the people in the foreground mimic this downward motion in order to shield their eyes from the water streaming upon them in torrents. Masterfully depicted, the viewer can almost feel the bullets of rain, and sense of sympathy for these unfortunate travelers.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.130
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Ishibe, Megawa Village
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- The snow scene of a village. Several groups of tavellers are walking toward a house located on the side of the road. Two figures carrying heavy stuff are walking away along the path.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.131
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #39 Okazaki, Yahagi Bridge over the Toyokawa River
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- The print depicts an arch bridge over water, with travelers walking across the bridge. Several boats are sailing on the water, while two fishermen are standing on the shallow area by the waterbank.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.132
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Tate-e Edition): #11 Hakone, Crossing the Pass at Night
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Several travelers are walking up along the mountain path. Some carry heavy goods, and some hold touches. There are trees on the edge of the road. A river flows below cut a steep-sided canyon between the two mountains. The title is written in the red box on the right side of the print, and there is also a yellow box next to it and a red box on the lower left side.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1855
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.133
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Eight Views of Ômi: #1 Evening Snow on Mount Hira
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- The snowy mass of Mount Hira rises behind a snow-covered village and clumps of bamboo by an inlet of Lake Biwa. The attendant poem in the upper left corner reads:
- He who would see the beauty of the evening on the peaks of
- Hira must behold it after the snows have fallen and before the
- flowers are fully blown.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.134
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Eight Views of Ômi: #2 Night Rain at Karasaki
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Vertical lines stream downward across the print indicate torrents of rain. The dark color pallette and black strip across the top indicate that the image is set at night. A giant tree on an island looms over the image, surrounded by water. A poem in the upper left corner reads:
- "Elsewhere will they talk of the music of the evening breeze
- that has made the pine of Karasaki famous; the voice of the
- wind is not heard through the sound of the rain in the night."
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.135
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Comparisons between Mountains and Seas: Mt. Rokuso in Kazusa Province, Kazusa Kanozan
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- The dark color pallette and black strip across the top indicate that the image is set at night. A mountain with pine trees and steps leading to the top loom over the image. The sea appears behind the mountain in the distance.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1858
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.136
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Famous Views of Snow, Moon and Flowers: Trout Fishing by Moonlight on the Tamagawa River
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- The dark color pallette and the moon indicate that the image is set at night. There are people standing in the water, bending over in search of fish. Others stand on the bank, helping with the fishing process. Also shown are the silhouettes of a bridge over the water and the mountains in the distance.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1846
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.137
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Eight Views of Edo Suburbs: Fishing Boats Returning to Gyôtoku
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- The pyramid shaped hills in the background of this print are those of the boiling houses and salt piles of Gyôtoku’s salt industry. A ferry boat, or watashi-bune, carries passengers in the foreground of this picture. In this print a shipman steers using the large rudder located in the back of the boat.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1835-1842
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.138
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Tôto Meisho Series: White Rain on Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi no shirazame)
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Rainy scene in a village. There is a bridge in the foreground, with several figures walking across with umbrellas. Houses and mountains appear in the distance.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1840-1841
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.139
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Tôto Meisho Series: Flower-viewing at Asukayama
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Landscape with water and mount Fuji in the background. People are wandering on the green grassland, having picnics, and enjoying the pleasant weather and the beauty of cherry blossoms.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1833-1843
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.141
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Edo Meisho: Ochanomizu
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A snow scene of the canal. Snow covers the house roofs, the boat shelters, and the trees. Three travelers in blue robes are walking in the snow, two of them are carrying umbrellas.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1853
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.142
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- _sen Edo Meisho: Ryogoku Bridge, Evening Fireworks
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige III
- Physical Description
- People are standing on the huge arch bridge over water, viewing the boats with red lanterns sailing on the water.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1843 - 1894)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1865-1875
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.143
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Edo Meisho: Yushima Shrine in the Snow (Yushima tenmangu, Yukihare no zu)
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A snow scene of people walking up the stairs leading to the snow-covered shrine and temple complex.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1853
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.144
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Gazing at Snow on Matsuchi Hill (center sheet from triptych, Fûryû Genji Awase)
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- The snow scene of a village under the mountain. The house roofs, the bridge over the river, the mountain and trees are all covered by the snow. Three birds fly above the riverbank, lingering around the snow-covered pine branches.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1853
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.145
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Sailboats Returning to Amanohashidate (Amanohashi kihan)
- Artist
- Utagawa Fusatane
- Artist Life Dates
- act. 1849-1870
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- published 1854
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.146
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Edo Meisho: Gotenyama, Cherry-blossom Viewing
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige II
- Physical Description
- People are appreciating the beauty of the cherry blossoms and some are having picnics under the trees. Below the highland where the cherry trees and the people are, the land leads to the fields and hills in the distance. The sky appears to be red along the edge of the hill, suggesting the time as early evening.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1829-1869
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.147
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Lake Suwa, Province of Shinano
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- Two trees growing in different directions form the shape of a fork on an small island in the foreground. There is a tiny house and some plants behind the trees, a small boat on the lake, and mountains along the bank of the lake. The title of the work is inscribed on the upper left-hand corner, along with the artist's signature.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1823-1829
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.148
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- 36 Views of Mt. Fuji: The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura)
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- A great, claw-shaped wave which almost swampes the boats dominates the scene, . The Mount Fuji appears in the distance and seems much smaller compared to the waves. In the upper left-hand corner, the artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760-1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1829-1833
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.149
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- A Solitary Fisherman at Kajikasawa, Kai Province (Kajikasawa, Kai)
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- The print depicts a fisherman standing on a seaside cliff perfoming loneline fishing. There are great waves below him striking the cliff and there is a mountain in the background. The print mainly applies the color of white and shades of blue. The artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature on the upper left-hand corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1823-1829
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.150
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Kintai Bridge, Province of Suô (Suô no kuni, Kintaibashi)
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- The prints features an arch bridge that crosses over the water, with four figures walking over. In the foreground there are trees by several little houses. There is a mountain in the background, with cloud surrounding. The artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature on the upper right-hand corner of the print.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1831-1832
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.151
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Surimono: The Lover in the Snow
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- The print depicts a figure in black walking in the snow with an umbrella. The snow covers the road, the well and the trees. Inscriptions of two poems appear on the upper right-hand corner, and the artist's signature can be found on the bottom edge of the print.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760-1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1817-1849
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.152
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Boats in a Tempest in the Trough of the Waves off the Coast of Choshi
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- The print depicts two boats that are caught in storms, one in the foreground and one in the background. The parallel waves form a strong diagonal in the image and the boats could hardly stay upright.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1817-1859
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.153
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Young Girl Crossing a Bridge on a Windy Day; Calendar Print: Parody of "Crossing at the Sano Ford" (Hashi wo wataru musume: Egoyomi, Mitate Sano no watari)
- Artist
- Suzuki Harunobu
- Artist Life Dates
- 1725-1770
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1765
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.155
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print (nishiki e) on paper, medium-size (chûban)
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Autumn Wind, from the Furyu rokkasen (The Six Elegant Poets) series
- Artist
- Suzuki Harunobu
- Physical Description
- A young woman hurries across a bridge, using one of her sleeves to shield her head from the strong wind. Plants around her bend in the force of the wind, and tree branches lose their leaves. An Uta poem by Bunya-no-Yasuhide graces the top register.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1725-1770
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1768
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.156
- Medium and Support
- chûban (medium size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Young Woman Lacing a Hawking Gauntlet
- Artist
- Suzuki Harunobu
- Artist Life Dates
- 1725-1770
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1765-1770
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.158
- Medium and Support
- Pillar-format full color woodblock print (hashira e nishiki e)
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- Beauties of the East as Reflected in Fashions (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)
- Artist
- Torii Kiyonaga
- Artist Life Dates
- 1752 - 1815
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1784
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.159
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, ôban-e size
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- An Outing near Mimeguri Shrine
- Artist
- Torii Kiyonaga
- Artist Life Dates
- 1752 - 1815
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1787
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.160
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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- Title
- A Young Woman Carrying an Open Parasol
- Artist
- Torii Kiyonaga
- Artist Life Dates
- 1752 - 1815
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1783
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.161
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Period
- Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)